A daring piece of filmmaking that leaves a lasting impression. The fact that the truth still isn't known makes it even more hard-hitting. It could've been more as a movie, especially with Costa-Gavras at the the helm, but I'd still recommend it. Jack Lemmon is the man.

It's good, you know. Sissy Spacek and her husband (?) give some pretty terrible acting but the South American (Chile) feel is great, and the void between the American default position and the Chilean default human position is excellent, the Americans are like invading aliens...

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At times rather flimsy, at times a bit pointless, Missing doesn't match up to Costa-Gavras' finer works, but by the end, it's a pretty strong political thriller that leaves you quite shaken.

Excellent, suspenseful action thriller, right on the button of what was happening in South America at the time. Strong across the board.

An eerily real and gripping story. Lemmon delivers an Oscar worthy performance. Highly recommended. An eerily real and gripping story. Lemmon delivers an Oscar worthy performance. Highly recommended. clear rating

I appreciate this film for the way it reveals one of the more despicable functions of the US government in the last half of the 20th century. That said, the writing eschews any complexity in the villainous US military and consulate staff, while the characters of Beth and Ed are a little too simplistic in their opposition. I may not agree with the reasons for the US involvement in the Pinochet affair, but when portrayed, I'd like to see it done in a compelling fashion.

Costa-Gavras has balls of steel. A great film that twists and turns with the best of them, and it all works because Lemmon (cast against type) is so believable and personable as a man who slowly has his patriotic idealism shattered, along with the rest of us.

A sense of defeat & hopelessness is palpable in this authoritarian maelstrom. The writing [crazy Oscars] & acting can be a little spotty but Spacek & Lemmon keep it afloat, for the most part. The largest discrepancies here being a cliched conflict the two main characters have early on and a portrayal of the American government that seems to border on cartoonish - despite its authenticity.

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